A number of units were used and these units were analogues to Danish.
Length
A number of units were used in Iceland to measure length. One foot (fet) was equal to 0.31385 m and one nautical mile (sjómíla) was equal to 1,855 m, as they were defined by their metric equivalents.[1] Some other units are given below:[1][3]
A number of units were used to measure mass. One pound (pund) was equal to 0.5 kg as it was defined by its metric equivalent.[1] Some other units are given below:[1][3]
A number of units were used to measure area. One square fathom was equal to 3.546 m2 and one square mile was equal to 56.7383 km2, as they were defined by their metric equivalents.[1] Some other units are given below:[1]
1 square inches = 1⁄5,184 square fathom
1 square feet = 1⁄36 square fathom
1 square alin = 1⁄9 square fathom
1 túndagslátta = 900 square fathom
1 engjateigur = 1,600 square fathom
Volume
A number of units were used to measure capacity. One pot (pottur) was equal to 0.9661 L as it was defined by its metric equivalent.[1] Some other units are given below:[1][3]
^ abcdefghiWashburn, E.W. (1926). International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology. New York: McGraw-Hil Book Company, Inc. p. 8.
^Cardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. pp. 7. ISBN978-1-4471-1122-1.
^ abcCardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. pp. 117, 118. ISBN978-1-4471-1122-1.
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